Read the Paragraph Below and Answer the Question(s) That Follow

question 22

Multiple Choice

Read the paragraph below and answer the question(s) that follow.
(1) Satire is a type of humor that attacks or exposes foolishness or lack of good sense of a subject using sarcasm, wit, or irony. (2) Subjects of satire can be specific individuals or organizations. (3) Examples of modern satire include three popular animated TV comedy series: Family Guy , South Park , and The Simpsons . (4) All three repeatedly make fun of the modern American middle-class lifestyle as well as all other aspects of American culture and society. (5) In particular, greedy, selfish, or ineffective authority figures ⎯ including parents, teachers, principals, police officers, elected officials, and the clergy ⎯ are favorite targets of ridicule in all three of these comedies. (6) Other examples of modern television satire are  Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and  The Daily Show with Trevor Noah , two fake news programs that poke fun at the media, government, and politics.
Identify the kind of definition used in the topic sentence.

• A) synonym definition
• B) class definition
• C) definition by negation

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Definitions:

Cognitions

Mental processes involved in gaining knowledge and comprehension, including thinking, knowing, remembering, judging, and problem-solving.

Motivated

Having a desire or willingness to achieve something, often accompanied by enthusiasm.

Scientific Process

A systematic series of steps involving observation, experimentation, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses to acquire new knowledge.

Specific Hypotheses

Precise, testable predictions derived from theoretical frameworks that specify the expected relationship between variables.